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Fact check: Trump and viral meme remove key words from Biden’s quote about Ukraine and ‘World War III’

February 2, 2023 9:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale, CNN Former President Donald Trump, who is now running for president again, made an inaccurate claim on Wednesday about his…

Rick Scott sees retribution in McConnell decision to pull him off Senate Commerce Committee

February 2, 2023 9:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Shawna Mizelle Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Thursday that he sees Mitch McConnell’s decision to pull him off the Senate…

Biden confirms his top economic aide is leaving the White House

February 2, 2023 8:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden announced Thursday that his National Economic Council Director Brian Deese plans to step…

Biden, lawmakers look to find common spiritual ground at more intimate National Prayer Breakfast

February 2, 2023 7:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden offered an olive branch to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday as he gave an interfaith…

Comparing the classified document discoveries plaguing Biden, Trump and Pence

February 2, 2023 6:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence are all…

Homeland Security intel chief describes revamp of department amid radicalization in the US

February 2, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the structure and mission of its intelligence division as the US navigates a…

House passes resolution to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

February 2, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the…

Senate Democrats grapple with pressure to remove GOP’s ‘blue slip’ authority on judges

February 2, 2023 3:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN When the Senate Judiciary Committee meets Thursday to vote on another slate of President Joe Biden‘s judicial nominees,…

US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members involved in repression of women and girls

February 1, 2023 8:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban members, non-state security group members…

Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy

February 1, 2023 8:28 PM CNN

CNN By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate…

Inside George Santos’ transformation from Anthony Devolder into a political figure

February 1, 2023 8:03 PM CNN

CNN By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing…

Fact check: Six false claims fully disproven by the newly released Paul Pelosi evidence

February 1, 2023 7:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale The conspiracy theories about the October attack on Paul Pelosi never made sense. And now the public can see that a whole bunch of…

Inside George Santos’ transformation from Anthony Devolder into a political figure

February 1, 2023 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing…

Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy

February 1, 2023 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate a…

McCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: ‘I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground’

February 1, 2023 4:19 PM CNN

CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on…

Federal agents interview veteran who alleges George Santos took thousands from dying dog’s GoFundMe

February 1, 2023 3:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Emily Bushey, CNN Federal law enforcement officials are investigating a US Navy veteran’s allegation that Rep. George Santos raised money…

Republican AGs warn pharmacies against mailing abortion pills within their states

February 1, 2023 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed Republican attorneys general from 20 states wrote letters to executives at CVS and Walgreens warning the pharmacy chains against…

US and French forces seized Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition bound for Yemen

February 1, 2023 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Navy assisted the French military in seizing thousands of assault rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition that…

Harris mourns Tyre Nichols at funeral and calls for police reform: He ‘should have been safe’

February 1, 2023 2:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday mourned the death of Tyre Nichols, calling his death at the hands of police a moment…

EPA blocks mining project proposal that threatened Alaskan salmon

February 1, 2023 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Andi Babineau, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has blocked a controversial mining project set for development in Alaska over concerns…

McCarthy announces top House lawyer as fights over Biden probes shape up

February 1, 2023 10:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed The lawyer who will lead the court fights mounted by the newly GOP-controlled House of Representatives is a former clerk to Justice…

First on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments

February 1, 2023 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former…

Biden administration takes another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska

February 1, 2023 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday advanced the controversial Willow oil drilling project on…

FBI finds no classified documents at Biden’s Delaware vacation home

February 1, 2023 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Jeremy Diamond and Paula Reid, CNN The FBI has completed its search of President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,…

DACA Lawsuit: Nine Republican-led states ask judge to block DACA program

February 1, 2023 7:55 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Nine republican-led states wants a Texas court to block a federal rule protecting some immigrant children. Tuesday the states asked a federal judge…

First on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments

February 1, 2023 7:17 AM CNN

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former…

Cohen says he handed over phones to Manhattan DA

February 1, 2023 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Karl de Vries, CNN Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, has handed over his cell phones to Manhattan prosecutors,…

Republicans slam Biden’s handling of the US-Mexico border in first congressional hearing

February 1, 2023 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Republican lawmakers slammed President Joe Biden’s border policies on Wednesday and laid the groundwork for an…

‘Go on offense’: Inside Democrats’ strategy to try to undercut GOP investigations and protect Biden

February 1, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene and Jeremy Herb, CNN Congressional Democrats are betting that a coordinated offense is their best defense against the…

Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy put their brand new relationship to the test with debt ceiling crisis looming

February 1, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy aren’t friends. Biden’s advisers…